Do you name your basses?

[Kim Jong Funk]

Nope. Never.

I call my murdered out '87 Mustang "The Hearse", but I only refer to my basses as my Warwick, my Pedulla, my Jazz Fretless, and my Stingray.

The only reason I named my car that is because it's heavily modified and I take it to shows where giving your car a nickname is fairly common.

The Hearse, by the way:

 

[winterburn69]

I've only ever named one of my basses; my Fender Mark Hoppus. The finish is White Blonde, so I named it Samantha (like from Bewitched).

I miss that show being on Netflix

 

[RustyNails]

I would only name one if I made a custom one myself, which I'm not handy enough to do.

*too lazy

 

[the harp unstrung]

They are both very beautiful...but my avatar gives me away...

 

[Rikki_Sixx]

I quietly named my aqua Dano '63 'Ruby', though not for any real reason. Someone asked if I'd named it, and it was the first word to come to mind. I say 'quietly' because I didn't exactly announce it or say anything like 'I'll just grab Ruby and we can get playing', haha!

 

[japhy4529]

No! Never. I don't see the point. But, I'm just a grumpy, middle-aged man so pay no attention to me. And get off my lawn while you're at it!

 

[Fende Bass]

I don't name my basses or my children.

Did you name that epic beard?

 

[smeet]

Did you name that epic beard?

I wouldn't dare... The beard named me.

 

[NJSouth]

The one on the right......."The Hundred Pound Pig"

Haven't named the Fender yet.

 

[quickfix]

Well...I didn't name my bass when I had just one.
I've purchased a second bass so I have a backup at shows.

Both are Fender Precisions set up pretty much the same so the transition to the backup, if necessary, will be seamless, sound wise.

The Fender 50's Classic Precision in honey blonde is known as "The Blonde".
The Fender American Special (slightly modded tone circuit ) in triburst is known as "The Brunette".

 

[wishbon7]

Her name is Red (after a girl with Red hair)

 

[BobKos]

No.

 

[bulk]

Me and my BEBA jaguar fender.

 

[RobBottom69]

¡Three Amigos!

 

[meatwad]

I did have a '71 Jazz I called "Grandpa", when that bass was only 18 years old. That sounded sooo old for a bass to me, back then.

 

[LowEndOperative]

No. And whatever you do, don't name it Woody.

 

[99Z3]

From left to right,

Amber, Enzian, Deep Blue (was already named that by a previous owner), Verde and Cayenne

 

[PrairieThunder13]

Yup! My Rickenbacker is Margaret, my jazz bass is Felicity, my ray is Evelyn, my precision is Sophia and my Ric copy is Dimitra, all after girls that remind me of them.

 

[Joe Nerve]

My basses all came to me with wonderful names, and I use them. They're as follows:

My...

Stingray
Big Al
Rickenbacker
Jazz
P
Gibson
Bongo
Etc.

You get the idea. Why would I want to change any of their names?

 

[west al]

Windy

Electric Lady